Posted on 12/21/2008 9:42:31 PM PST by melt
KAILUA, Hawaii Hes not the commander in chief yet, but was President-elect Barack Obama briefly practicing his salute on Sunday?
On the first morning of his vacation here, Mr. Obama arrived at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii for his daily workout. As he walked out of the Semper Fit Center, his gray T-shirt soaked in sweat, he lifted his right hand and gave a quick salute to two Marines in fatigues who were standing in the distance.
The brief moment was not captured by cameras. Photographs and video were not permitted to be taken on the military base, according to campaign aides.
Mr. Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, opened their day with a 45-minute workout inside a large gymnasium at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, which is located on the Mokapu Penninsula on the windward side of Oahu, about 30 minutes outside Honolulu. It is sunny and warm here, a world away, at least in terms of the weather, from Chicago.
The Marine base seemed sleepy when the motorcade rolled through shortly after 7 a.m. Home to the 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Aircraft Group 24 and the 3rd Radio Battalion, the base is located only a few minutes from where the Obamas are staying, a rented home at the end of a series of cul-de-sacs (and security barricades) along Kailuana Place.
Mr. Obama, who arrived to his native Hawaii on Saturday afternoon, is taking a 13-day holiday vacation with his family and a few friends from Chicago. At least some work, though, followed him to Hawaii.
He is receiving his daily national security briefing and his transition team is scheduled on Monday or Tuesday to release an internal review of any contacts between his advisers and the Illinois governors office over filling his vacant Senate seat.
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You could have ended the sentence after 'try'.
Left handed saluting is disrespectful.
Also used by the Romans. Mussolini copied it from the Romans and Hitler then copied it from him.
“WTF?
Oh yeah. He is a real CinC. Riiiiiiiiiight.
(At least Kerry knew what hand to use.)”
I haven’t been able to verify it, RAC, but I think barry poked himself in the eye while executing this disgusting gaffe. I can’t speak with absolute certainty like the msm does without worrying about accuracy, but I think he is going to seek a retroactive Purple Heart once he becomes Commander-in-Chief.
EODGUY
Obama is fair game here. No photos were allowed to be taken at the event.
So, if a photo happens to appear from somewhere, who can say it is true or false? There are no other photos to dispel it.
It's his own fault for being so secretive.
I'm whichu guys. What's up with the "weekly radio address" by the president-Select? Also, the almost daily "press conferences" wherein the media ALL STAND when The Odd One enters the room. I don't get this, have never seen any of this in any president-elect..........I also read in Time mag that Barry's "people" were in the White House consulting with current admin staff as early as September of this year.
Agreed...
Michael Jackson brothers?
As he walked out of the Semper Fit Center, his gray T-shirt soaked in sweat, he lifted his right hand and gave a quick salute to two Marines in fatigues who were standing in the distance.
I saw this article and it said at the outset photos were not allowed to be taken..in some area on military installations this is true..but that would be at say the flight line not a gym. But in anycase. if that picture was taken outside the Semper Fit gym then this idiot has a lot to learn..never ever salute with the left hand with something in it no less. Salutes are done with the right hand. This guttersnipe is going to be as bad or worse, worse I’d say since on second thought he is slicker than Slick Willie, Clinton and I dare say, the military are going to coin a nickname for him like we did for The Coward In Chief.
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